2 The Greatest Bluesman #
3 Since You Been - walkthru
4 Since You Been Gone #
5 God Can Do It
6 God Can Do It #
7 One God #
8 Since You Been Gone
9 I Need a Break
10 While It's -walkthru
11 While It's Cookin'
12 Two Women
13 Two Women
14 Show Opener - talk
15 Show Opener #
16 Everyday I Have the Blues
17 Wonderful One
18 Little Bit
19 Blues Is -intro
20 Everyday I Have the Blues
21 I Need a Break
22 I Need -variations & goodnights
# new, first time recorded
@ 1.4 hours; 852 meg aiff or wav
Highlights: Tracks 2, 4, 11, 13, 21
Related Music question-dark
| Song Title | Versions | Compilations | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Since You Been - walkthru |
|
|
|
| Wonderful One |
|
|
|
| Show Opener -talk |
|
|
|
| Since You Been Gone # |
|
|
|
| I Need a Break |
|
|
|
| Everyday I Have the Blues |
|
|
|
| Two Women |
|
|
|
| The Greatest -walkthru |
|
|
|
| Since You Been Gone |
|
|
|
| Blues Is -intro |
|
|
|
| I Need a Break |
|
|
|
| One God # |
|
|
|
| Two Women |
|
|
|
| I Need -variations & goodnights |
|
|
|
| While It's Cookin' |
|
|
|
| Show Opener # |
|
|
|
| While It's -walkthru |
|
|
|
| Everyday I Have the Blues |
|
|
|
| God Can Do It # |
|
|
|
| Little Bit |
|
|
|
| God Can Do It |
|
|
|
| The Greatest Bluesman # |
|
|
|
Notes
Players:
Charles Atkins - keyboards and vocals
The Blues Boys
Larry Laseur - harmonica
Harty Wiedemann - guitar
Tom Henning - guitar
with Matt Thiebault - bass & RC - drums
Notes:
The Greatest Bluesman, Charles' tribute to BB King, is a very sweet song, wonderful performance. Another new song tonight is Since You Been Gone. Track 4 is great with Charles by himself; on track 8 the boys try to learn it and once they get it going, it just keeps going. Love the little piece beginning track 8 when Matt walks in. Charles also brings out 2 new "spirituals" while waiting for the boys to settle in. Nothing like starting the night with 4 new songs!
So the boys are cooking tonight, Matt & RC are comfortable; lots of uptempo tunes like track 11. It's got a tape break midway thru but that's cool. After Two Women, they practice the show opener. There had been many attempts at finding a way to start a show. One time we opened with the band playing and I walked Charles in from the back of the room but that sorta broke the flow of the music by the time he got settled, his cane put aside, the stool set, the mic adjusted, and me back to the board. So anyways, this show opener was supposed to go right into Everyday I Have the Blues but it drags a bit here in transition. The second try on track 20 is better altho I was late on the tape. They also repeat I Need a Break on track 21 and it's one of the best takes I've heard them do (altho it ends badly with Harty searching for the missing lick). The last stuff is somewhat interesting as Charles plays with some variations on it. Enjoy!
I believe this was Tom's last session with Charles, altho I can't say for sure he was even playing tonight, as he often stayed in the background. Anyways - thanks for the room and good times Tom, it was great!
